--- xnu/xnu-517.7.21/iokit/Kernel/IONVRAM.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-344.34/iokit/Kernel/IONVRAM.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
   if (_ofDict == 0) return 0;
   
   // Verify permissions.
-  result = IOUserClient::clientHasPrivilege(current_task(), kIOClientPrivilegeAdministrator);
+  result = IOUserClient::clientHasPrivilege(current_task(), "root");
   if (result != kIOReturnSuccess) {
     variablePerm = getOFVariablePerm(aKey);
     if (variablePerm == kOFVariablePermRootOnly) return 0;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
   if (_ofDict == 0) return false;
   
   // Verify permissions.
-  result = IOUserClient::clientHasPrivilege(current_task(), kIOClientPrivilegeAdministrator);
+  result = IOUserClient::clientHasPrivilege(current_task(), "root");
   if (result != kIOReturnSuccess) {
     propPerm = getOFVariablePerm(aKey);
     if (propPerm != kOFVariablePermUserWrite) return false;